Kickin' Asphalt Bicycle Club

Hilton Head Island, SC

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Newsletter

Looking back on 2017 we can be happy that
we were able to conduct so many of our rides with little
interference from the weather.Hurricane Irma and our annual rained-out Daufuskie trip
excepted!

Now is the time to renew your Kickin’
Asphalt Bicycle Club membership.New this year is online renewal, registration and
payment.Please be
sure to go to our web site and follow the prompts for your
renewal.

This year has started out a bit cold and
icy, but Spring is just around the corner and we need to be
ready for KABC organized rides as well as for our personal
training rides.Make
sure you have your bikes in top running condition for putting a
lot of miles on them when the weather permits.

Membership Meeting January 24, 2018 At Hinchey’s on Pope AvenueCocktails start at 5:30, followed by dinner at 6 pm. The
business portion, during which our new Board will be installed,
commences at 6:30.
The meeting will conclude with a presentation by our featured
speaker,
DG Vietch of Road
Fish Bike Shop at 7. DG will be speaking about new cycling technology,
safety devices, clothing, and techniques.
The meeting should conclude at 7:30 pm.

The winds of change are blowing on the
Board of Directors of KABC. We have lost some very experienced
members and added some rookies. Our Board is now composed as
follows:

Officers:

President:
Steve Alfred

Vice President:Mike Hills

Treasurer:Tom Sharp

Secretary:Linda Kuhlman

Committee Chairs:

Ride Director:
Mike Oeser

Social:Kirsten Hotchkiss

Communications:Pat Bellock

Education & Safety:Linda Warnock

Membership:Chris Brigham

Merchandise:Betsy McCoy

Webmaster: Dave McCoy

Past
President:Joan
Lemoine

Pedal Hilton Head:Russ Whiteford

Out of Town Trips:Terry Herron

As new Board
Members dig in, we need to express our appreciation to Gina
Tjersland, John Burling and Carmen Oliver for the hard work they
have done to sustain our organization.They have been willing to fulfill the roles of their own
Board positions as well as tackle the responsibilities of Board
positions that have been vacant. At this time we need to be
especially appreciative to Ron Knight whose vision, dedication
and hard work started this club 11 years ago.Ron has been a staunch promoter of quality biking on the
island and of the club’s contribution to that goal.

In addition to our weekly, Saturday rides
in the low country, there are a few rides that require
additional planning for lodging, etc.These rides are listed below with additional information
available either from the links on our web page or directly from
Terry Herron:

This year’s symposium will take place at
the Hilton Head Island Beach Hotel.People who attended last year’s inaugural symposium were
very impressed with the presentations and information they
received.For
complete information regarding this event, refer to our website
or contact Frank Babel.

Our weekly rides provide such a wide
variety of courses both on and off island.Some of these rides require a drive of 40 minutes or more
to the starting point so please observe the following policy for
such rides:

RSVP
Policy - In fairness to our Ride Leaders we are instituting
an RSVP request for rides outside the HHI/Bluffton area.
Simply reply "yes" if you are coming to the ride. If there
are no responses by 7:00 am Saturday, the Ride Director will
cancel the ride so the Ride Leader will not head out
unnecessarily. Thank you for your cooperation.

KABC is increasing its presence on Facebook. Be sure to “Like”
our page and send us your bicycling photos and events to be
posted. We would love to hear from you.